Curtain.



F. H. ILSE.

CURTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 31. 1914.

1,169,160. Patented Jan. 25, 1916.

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tr era FRANK H. ELSE, 0F DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO JIFFY AUTO CURTAIN COMPANY, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

CURTAIN.

. Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 25, 1591 .6.

Application filed October 31, 1914. Serial No. 859,567.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK H. hes, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Detroit,in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtains, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanyin% drawings. I

he invention relates to curtain constructions designed for use in connection with vehicle canopy tops and more particularly to the type in which the curtains are strung upon a suspension cable, along which they may be adjusted from position for use to position for storage.

It is the 'object of the present invention to obtain a construction in which the curtains are more conveniently stored, and also to curtain sections which are strung upon a flexible cable, the latter being permanently attached to the vehicle top and extending longitudinally of the sides thereof. The curtains when not in use are folded and slid along the cable to a position beneath the top where they are secured by straps or other fastening devices. It has been found, however, that the stored curtains, though compactly arranged, nevertheless form an obstruction, and furthermore in the collapsing of the canopy top there is more or less interference by the curtains and the attachment cable. With the present invention the curtains are so stored as to be completely out of the way of the occupants of the vehicle, and the attachment cable is also stored so as n to fere wi h the collapsing of the canopy top.

Vance of the back plane of the canopy. This limits thev rearward movement of the curtains when adjusted to stored position and also holds them in such a position that they interfere more or less with the folding of the bows in the collapsing of the top. The suspension cable also interferes and renders more diflicult theoperation of collapsing the top, particularly where this is performed byone person.

To avoidthe objections just referred to, in place of attaching the end of the calole Fv to the inclined portion of the rear bow B, I extend the cable to apoint H upon the cross bar of said how, so that in the stored position it will be completely free from the side portions of the bow. I have further provided a pocket J attached to the cross-bar of the bow B, in which the curtains may be stored and which being located adjacent to the rear curtain is out of the way of the occupants of the vehicle.

As it is desirable to have the portion of the cable on which the curtains are suspended when in position for use parallel with the edge of the canopy top, a hooked guide K is secured to the inclined portion of the bow B in the plane of the horizontal portion of the cable. There is also a hooked guide K on the cross bar of the how, and to hold the cable taut a spring H is attached thereto, this being also arranged along the cross-bar of the bow.

It is .usual to store the curtains for the front and rear seats in different positions,

laying in the pocket J beside the curtains. This operation is facilitatedby forming the cable with crimps M, wh ch divide it into as heretofore described, while the curtains for the forward seat are stored at the front above the windshield. With this construction the cable. is made in two lengths having the ends thereof attached 'to a central stud L thereby permitting either section to be detached and folded while the other section remains in position. This is desirable, as there are occasions when it is convenient to use the curtains for protecting one seat and not the other. V

In operation, to adjust the curtains for use, the pocket J is opened, the cable drawn out and attached to the stud L, and the curtains are then slid upon the cable to proper position, after which the cable is engaged with the guide K which holds it taut and in a position parallel to the loweredge of the quarter. In storing the curtains the cable is first detached from the guide K so as to 7 permit sliding 'of the curtains to the exand a guide with which said cable'is detreme rear of the canopy and into the plane of the top thereof. In this position they are in registration with the pocket J and" may be stored therein. The end of the cable is then detached from the stud and the crimps will facilitate-the folding in proper lengths forstorage in the pocket.

What claim as my invention is 1. The combinationwith a vehicle canopy top having a depending quarter of a curtain, a storage pocket for said curtain beneath the canopy top, and a cable on which said curtains are strung extending from said pocket downward to the lower edge of the quarter, and parallel to the latter, the curtain being slidingly displacable on to the inclined portion of the cable to permit of its disposal in the storage pocket.

2. The combinationwith a vehicle canopy top having a depending quarter of side curtains therefor, a cable on which said ourtains are strung having one end attached adjacent to the plane of the top of the ca nopy.-

tachably engaged for holding the main portion thereof parallel to and substantially in the plane of the lower edge of'the quarter, the curtains being slidable upon said cable to a position adjacent the canopy top, subsequent to disengagement of the cable from said guide.-

3. The combination with a vehicle canopy having an inclined rear bow and a depending quarter, of side curtains, a cable on which said curtains are strung extending parallel to the lower edge of saidquarter and having an extension to the cross-bar of said rear bow, and a guide with which said cable is detachably engaged for holding thesuspension portion parallel to and substantially in the plane of the lower edge of said quarter.

4. The combination witha vehicle canopy provided with an inclined rear bow having its cross-bar in the plane of the canopy top and a depending quarter, of a cable extending parallel to the side, curtains strung upon said cable, a guide on the inclined portion of said rear bow for holding said cable below the plane of the canopy top and substantially in the plane of the lower edge of said quarter, and an extension of said cable beyond said guide attached to the cross-bar of the bow on which said curtains may he slid to storage position.

5. The combination with a vehicle canopy having an inclined rear bow with its crossbar in the plane of the. canopy top and a depending quarter, of a curtain storage pocket secured to said cross-bar, a cable extending from said pocket substantially in the plane of the canopy top, down the inclined portion of the bow and horizontally parallel to the lower edge of the quarter, a guide on said bow with which said cable is detachably engaged for holding the same in position, and curtains strung upon said cable and movable thereon into engagement with said storage pocket when said cable is detached from said guide.

6. The combination with a vehicle canopy,

' fof a curtain storage pocket, side curtains, and a cable on which said curtains are strung extending parallel to the side and on to said storage pocket, said cable being detachable to permit of storage in said pocket.

7. The combination with a vehicle canopy, of a curtain-storage pocket extending across between the sides of said canopy, side curtains, and a cable on which said curtains are strung having one end secured adjacent to said storage-pocket and the opposite end detachably secured to the side of the canopy permitting of folding and storage in said pocket.

8. The combination with a vehicle canopy, of side curtains therefor, a storage-pocket for said curtains, a cable on which said ourtains are strung extending from said storage pocket parallel to the side of the canopy and detachably attached thereto, saidcable being crimped to facilitatethe folding of the same.

9. The combination with avehicle canopy,-

two sections. extending res ectively from rear and front to a. gomt o :attachment at" a the. side and, pernnttmg of the independent.

use; of. the forward andurear; curtains.

In testimon-g WhBi'fiOfIfi my signature in presence 0 Witnesses two witnesses.

FRANK H. ILSE.

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